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Jimi

Jimi

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Good afternoon Family :wave:
Big snow storm hit:rolleyes::giggle: got about 4 inches so far with another inch comin. They closed all the schools and other activities thinking it was gonna be a lot worse(8 inches w/ice under). I remember when I was a kid there was snow butt deep all winter long. Roads had walls of snow and they hardly ever closed school or other stuff. But back then our winters were different than now, they were real winters.:crazy: And with all these kids off school do you think any of them have the insentive to go around and see if they could make some bucks by shovelin drives:facepalm:. Ok I'll stop complainin just came in from cleanin the drive off.
How's everyone doin today?

May be a doodle of text that says 'Life is too short. Hug a a little longer. Love a little stronger Forgive a little sooner and smile a little sweeter'




May be an image of 1 person and text that says 'It's being here now that's important. There's no past and there's no future. Time is a very misleading thing. All there is ever, is the now. We can gain experience from the past, but we can't relive it; and we can hope for the future, but we don't know if there is one. -George Harrison Terry P-C'
 
Jimi

Jimi

Diamond Contributor
Member For 5 Years
May be an image of 1 person, cymbal and text

"The best advice I've ever given or received, in or out of the entertainment business, is as follows: 'Get a good lawyer.'"
George Michael Dolenz Jr. first established himself as a performer at age ten when, under the stage name of Micky Braddock, he starred in his first TV series, "Circus Boy," which aired from 1956 to 1958. In his teens, Micky guest-starred on a number of television shows. He also learned to play guitar and performed with a number of rock 'n roll bands, including one called The Missing Links.
In autumn 1965, Micky was one of 400 applicants who responded to a trade ad announcing auditions for a new TV show about a rock band. Micky auditioned for The Monkees TV show playing Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode," and was chosen along with three other actors - Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork.
The Monkees' debut single, "Last Train to Clarksville," featuring Micky on lead vocals, hit the charts September 10, 1966 and rocketed to number one. Two days later, the television show debuted on NBC to great success. The TV ratings remained high for two seasons and Micky and the band starred in their own feature film, "Head", a 1968 psychedelic romp co-written by a young Jack Nicholson. The movie is now considered a cult classic.
When chosen for the role of The Monkees' drummer, Dolenz signed up for daily drum lessons in order to fake playing them well enough for the cameras. When being able to actually play became crucial to the Monkees project, he had gotten to the point where he could carry off a stage show, but playing drums and holding tempo proved difficult in the recording studio. He played drums on every track of their "Headquarters" album, but gladly relinquished the role to studio drummers for their later albums.
When asked what he did when The Monkees first broke up, Dolenz replied, "I think I slept for about two years!"
Dolenz continued singing on records after The Monkees ended, with a series of singles contracts for labels like MGM; many of the records were made at his own home studio. While they usually found critical praise, none became hits. Dolenz also found work doing voiceovers for cartoons, like "The Funky Phantom" and "Devlin" He also auditioned for the role of Fonzie on "Happy Days". However, at 6' he was considerably taller than the other main cast members, and the producers decided that the Fonzie character should be more at an eye level with his peers. A search for a shorter actor resulted in Henry Winkler's hiring. (Dolenz later praised Winkler's portrayal, in his autobiography.) Ironically, while Dolenz was exactly 3 inches taller than the 5'9" Ron Howard, Winkler was 5'6", exactly 3 inches shorter.
Dolenz owned the third Moog Synthesizer ever commercially sold (the first two belonged to Wendy Carlos and Buck Owens); his performance on The Monkees song "Daily Nightly" (written by Michael Nesmith) was the first use of a synthesizer on a rock recording. He eventually sold his instrument to Bobby Sherman. (IMDb)
Happy Birthday, Micky Dolenz!
 
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